A Ticket on a Paper Boat

Alexandra is the granddaughter of a famous Moscow surgeon—a girl with surprising gifts for healing. Pashka Shkiper is the son of a criminal. For many years, Sasha has only been watching the risky trade of this dangerous young man—treating his bruises, and sometimes even Pashka himself—admiring his luxurious women. But one day, chance threw them into each other’s arms. What was it: an easy, no-strings closeness—or the result of an old, tried-and-true feeling that both of them had been hiding even from themselves? What should the girl do? Throw herself headlong into the dangerous whirlpool of a bandit’s life—or refuse him forever?..